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Nude sunbathers cause stir in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/03/2026
» PHUKET - Authorities on this tourist island have stepped up monitoring of public beaches after learning that some foreign tourists were sunbathing naked in a secluded coastal area popular with visitors.
Locals' deaths renew old waste crisis concerns
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/12/2025
» Phuket vows to tackle a growing waste crisis after residents near a landfill and incinerator warned of serious health and environmental impacts.
Phuket sets road map to protect migrant dugongs
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 14/11/2024
» Phuket is forming a working group to care for about 30 dugongs that have migrated from the coasts of Trang and Krabi to areas around Rawai Beach.
Phuket beach row spurs graft probes
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/03/2024
» PHUKET: More than 500 locals and activists gathered on Yamu beach in Thalang district on Sunday to condemn a Swiss man who allegedly kicked a doctor. They also demanded his expulsion from Phuket and restoration of public access to the beach where the alleged assault happened.
Beach steps bust-up leads to charges
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 29/02/2024
» PHUKET: Police have determined that the steps to a luxurious seaside villa in Thalang district were actually built on public land, after the property’s owners were reported for assaulting a woman they claimed was “trespassing”.
Body of missing Senegalese tourist found
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 30/07/2023
» PHUKET: The body of the Senegalese tourist who went missing after going swimming off Freedom Beach in tambon Karon of Muang district on Friday was recovered on Sunday morning.
Navy boat rescues 4 on fishing trip
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/10/2022
» Phuket: Four Chinese businessmen on a fishing trip have been rescued by the navy after their boat engine broke down off Koh Racha Noi late on Tuesday night.
Child hurt in Kamala 'shark' bite
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 03/05/2022
» An eight-year-old was mauled by what experts believed to be barracuda or a shark while swimming off Kamala beach in Phuket on Sunday.
Injured striped dolphin beaches in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/04/2022
» PHUKET: A striped dolphin washed up on Nai Yang beach in Thalang district on Sunday morning with injuries, according to Sirinat National Park chief Sorasak Rananan.
Patong cops chief, deputies shunted over party video
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/04/2022
» Phuket: The chief of Patong police and four of his deputies have been transferred to the provincial head office after celebrity lawyer Sittra Biebangkerd posted a video clip on Facebook showing a pub in the Patong Bay Hill resort open past legal hours.